Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Pope Victor III alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Pope Victor III were alive at the same time, from 1024–1029 to 1037.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Pope Victor III

Pope Victor III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1024–1029 · died 16 September 1087

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. Pope Victor III, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  9. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Avicenna and Pope Victor III in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Avicenna and Pope Victor III were born

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